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QUEEN CAME FROM EMERINE'S STABLE
October 21, 1982

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When Mrs. Wade Loe, 924 Eastwood Dr., read the Potluck
articles about the Emerine property on North Main Street, she remembered
she had a photograph buried with other memorabilia of long ago which
was important to her. She said she wasn't sure it would be important
to me. Needless to say, it is important to me and all the readers
of this column.

The photo accompanying today's article, shows "Queen"
one of Alonzo Emerine Sr's horses, which were stabled in the elegant
brick structure back of the Emerine home, shown in one of the articles.

The photo shows a single seated buggy which Mrs. Loe's
father, F.M. Glassburn had purchased for "Queen" to pull after acquiring
the horse from Emerine.

Back them, Mrs. Loe was Ethel Glassburn, and she is
in the driver's seat on the right side of the buggy. With her is Hazel
Shook (now Hazel England), mother of Harvey England on the opposite
side of the buggy. In the center is Catherine, deceased, will be remembered
as Mrs. Clyde Levy.

According to Mrs. Loe, her father purchased "Queen"
from Emerine around 1913- 1914, she isn't exactly sure.

The photo was taken at the Glassburn farm on what was
then known as Perrysburg Road, now McCutchenville Road and that farm
is now known as the Dr. Murphy farm.

Mrs. Loe recalls how much she cared for "Queen", who
she says was so gentle and easy to handle. That horse probably made
many trips to and from Fostoria on the old pike.

I'd bet the carriage was made in one of the many buggy
shops that were once busy in Fostoria back in the horse and buggy
days.

READER FEEDBACK

Faithful Potluck readers promptly reported omissions
on other items they recalled as the first four installments about
West Center Street was published.

Harry Swartz telephoned to tell me that he had a barbershop
in the basement room under Edison's Drug Store at one time. Access
was on Center Street, via an outside stairs that led to the lower
level. Later, he said, he and Wayne McAlevy were barber partners in
No. 108, where Dr. Hale was earlier. The partnership continued in
other locations, but finally came back to Center Street at No. 113,
across the street from their earlier location.

Many readers commented about the doctors - Hale and
the Henrys, who had offices in that area. Both were held in high esteem
by readers and they recalled that doctors always made house calls
back then.

Mrs. Charlie (Helen) Thompson, 518 McDougal St., recalled
that Dr. Charles Henry Jr. removed her tonsils on their dining room
table when she was a child. That was not an unusual practice back
then.

A number of readers recalled that they still have furniture
in their homes which was purchased at Carr Furniture Store. Your author
can say that he has a large wingback chair which has been recovered
several times and never gets discarded because of its size and comfort.

Mrs. John (Josephine) Lee, daughter of Dr. Charles Henry
Jr., who supplied valuable information for one of the articles, responded
that she was very pleased that her father and grandfather were accorded
the attention given them in the article.

Florence and I talked on the phone about those two personages,
and later spent an evening in the Brant home talking further on specifics
and a lot of rambling conversation about our growing up in Fostoria.

Florence and I were from the same era, the early part
of this century. Although I am three years older, we have known each
other from early child- hood. Our lived have had some parallels. Both
families were poor even though we didn't live on the other side of
the tracks, as the old expression goes.

Both of us were introduced to "work" early in childhood.
If the story of our lives was put in a book and perhaps embellished
slightly, the result would be another Horatio Alger story.

Where did you get that picture of Dr. Hale? she asked
when we talked about him. I never saw him with a mustache, she continued
as we reminisced.

My father had whooping cough when I was very young,
she said. It seemed like he coughed continuously. Hanna and Margaret
Ryan, friends of our family were as worried about his cough as my
mother. One day when visiting us, the Ryans daid they were going to
send their doctor, Hale down to take a look at father. Dr. Green was
our doctor.

When Dr. Hale came to our house he picked me up, planted
a kiss on my cheek and said, "You are going to be my girl the rest
of your life and when you come to me for doctor services it won't
cost you a penny.

That was the start of a beautiful friendship which lasted
as long as Dr. Hale lived, Florence said. Hale and his wife always
went to the movies on weekends (Fostoria had five or six movies back
then). It was relaxation for the doctor. And, he always provided money
for me to go too.

Florence also revealed that Earl Green, also known as
"Skeet" had a stop for making candy and ice cream in the basement
under the corner drug store at Main and Center Streets at one period
during his career. To be exact, it was when Al Borer had that location
for his drug store.

I know "Skeet" from the time I was five or six, yet
never knew that he had a shop at that location. He had learned his
trade under my uncle George Hayden when he had a confectionery and
ice cream parlor beside Peter Clothing, where Preis Store is now,
in the early 1900's. After Hayden moved to Toledo and when Jim Pappas
came to Fostoria, Green made candy for him.

Now, how did Florence know about Green having a shop
in the corner basement location? She sold candy for "Skeet" when she
was only seven years old and then later helped in his shop dipping
candy in chocolate, cutting and wrapping and boxing.

Florence peddled candy all over town. Green's candy
was good and it sold. The profits from her work went toward the family
budget.

Back then, Willis Hakes, had a big salesroom for displaying
Fords on East South Street, where Trico Glass and rollerland is now.
One year, when the new models arrived, Hakes planned a big open house.
Florence thought that would be an excellent time and place to sell
candy.

Approaching Hakes with her idea in a gruff, yet somewhat
sympathetic and kidding way, he finally agreed to let her have some
space for a booth to sell her wares. Florence recalls that it was
a good spot inside the front door.

She was only nine years old then. She stocked her booths
with popcorn, candy bars, and candy corn, maybe some other items.
The sales were excellent and she averaged about $125 each night during
the show. Hakes discovered that Florence knew her business, even at
that early age.

Each night when the show closed, Hakes saw to it that
she was safely escorted home with her receipts for the evening, just
in case someone would try to rob her.

Readers may recall that Earl Green made candy for sale
at White Front Market, and also for a store in Findlay. I seem to
recall that he also made it for a large California department store.

There are many large nationally known candy making companies
today, but I date day none have surpassed "Skeet's" quality or made
his full variety - old fashioned chocolate (mound) creams, chocolate
covered chips, creamy caramels, peanut brittle, maple and vanilla
toffee, ribbon candy, fudge, striped candy canes and other varieties
whose names I no longer recall.

Thank you Florence for helping to revive the information
about Earl "Skeet" Green. It is a belated tribute to him. I know how
much you thought of him as an artisan and a gentleman.